Utility Table

Abstract

A multi-purpose utility table includes a top portion having a recessed sink portion, a housing for slidably engaging a hose or tube, an opening formed through the top portion, and a sheath for holding a sharp implement used at the utility table. The sink portion further includes a drain and an overflow outlet. Support members collapse easily and nest in the top portion of the table to provide an easily transportable multi-purpose utility table.

1 . A table, comprising:
 a top portion having a top surface;   two or more support members extending from the top portion, the two or more support members being oriented in a position substantially orthogonal to the top portion when the table is in an upright position and the two or more support members being oriented in a position substantially parallel to the top portion when the table is in a stored position;   secondary supports attached to the two or more support members and configured to nest in a bottom of the top portion;   a recessed sink portion formed in the top portion of the table, the recessed sink portion having a drain opening in a bottom of the recessed sink portion and an overflow outlet formed in a side of the recessed sink portion, wherein the drain opening has a plugged position and an unplugged position;   an opening formed through the top portion of the table and separate from the sink portion of the table;   a housing attached to a top surface of the top portion of the table configured to slidably engage a hose and further configured to prevent an end of the hose from falling through the housing; and   a sheath formed in the top portion of the table, and having an opening at the top surface of the top portion of the table, the sheath configured to hold a sharp implement.   
     
     
         2 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the top portion is configured of blow-molded plastic. 
     
     
         3 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the two or more legs extend from the top portion of the table at an angle slightly greater than ninety degrees, when the table is in an upright position. 
     
     
         4 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein secondary supports attached to the two or more support members include two beveled supports, where each of the beveled supports attaches to two legs positioned on a shorter side of the table, the beveled supports being configured to nest in a bottom of the table when the table is in a storage position. 
     
     
         5 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the opening in the top portion of the table is configured to releasably engage a bag for holding waste material that is deposited through the opening. 
     
     
         6 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising one or more covers for covering the opening and recessed sink portions formed in the top portion of the table, thus creating a continuous flat, planar surface on the top portion of the table when the coverings are in use. 
     
     
         7 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the support members are configured to nest in the top portion of the table such that no portion of the support members or attachments or additions thereto extend beyond a bottom surface of the top portion of the table when the support members are in a closed or stored position. 
     
     
         8 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the drain opening further includes a flexible tube attached to the drain opening and extending down from the drain opening. 
     
     
         9 . A utility table, comprising:
 a table top portion having a substantially rectangular shape with support legs extending vertically from each corner of the top portion in a position substantially orthogonal to the top portion of the table;   horizontal support members extending between two legs located at each of the shorter ends of the substantially rectangular top portion, the horizontal support members attaching to the legs and having a beveled configuration outward from the center of the top portion of the table;   a circular opening extending through the top portion;   a recessed sink portion having a substantially rectangular shape and configured to occupy more than half of a surface area of the top portion of the table, the recessed sink portion further including a drain that has a plugged and an unplugged position;   a housing attached to the top portion of the table wherein the housing is configured to releasably engage a hose and to catch an end of a hose through which water is discharged, thus preventing the hose end from falling through the housing; and,   a sheath extending downward from the top portion of the table in a direction substantially orthogonal to the top portion of the table, the sheath having an opening at the surface of the top portion of the table through which an implement may be inserted, the sheath providing a place in which the implement may be stored while the table is in use.   
     
     
         10 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the table has an open position and a stored position. 
     
     
         11 . The table as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the support members and legs of the table nest in the bottom of the top portion of the table such that no portion of the legs or support members extends beyond the bottom of the top portion of the table when the table is in a stored position. 
     
     
         12 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the circular opening extending through the top portion of the table is configured to releasably engage a bag. 
     
     
         13 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising a cover configured to rest over the sink portion of the table thus creating a surface over the sink portion of the table that is a continuous extension of the top surface of the table and rests at a level identical to a level of the top surface of the table. 
     
     
         14 . The table as recited in  claim 13 , further comprising a cover configured to rest over the circular opening of the top portion of the table, thus creating a surface over the circular opening of the table that is a continuous extension of the top surface of the table and rests at a level identical to the level of the top surface of the table. 
     
     
         15 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the housing is removable from the table and can be attached to a bottom of the top portion of the table. 
     
     
         16 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the sheath is removable from the table and can be attached to a bottom of the top portion of the table. 
     
     
         17 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the drain attaches to a flexible tube that extends down from the top portion of the table. 
     
     
         18 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the sink portion further includes a overflow outlet.